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 Thanks to the efforts of Curt Vendel, Mitch Orman and Eckhard Stolberg, the only known prototype of the Atari 7800 game GATO has now been made available. GATO is a submarine simulator originally released for several personal computers, such as the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64. Atari had plans to port GATO to the Atari 7800 and even put together a simple demo, but it doesn't appear the game ever got beyond that stage. The demo consists of four screenshots that you can cycle through by pressing the fire button. You can download the ROM image and view screenshots here and run the demo using the MESS emulator.
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 Atari 2600 programmer Manuel Polik (creator of Gunfight and Star Fire) has put together a version of the arcade game Ace for the 2600. Based on the Combat source code, Ace is a simple two player dogfight game that takes advantage of the Atari driving controllers. You can download the game and discuss it with Manuel Polik and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Atari 8-bit fans will soon be able to connect to the internet via an Atari 8-bit Ethernet Cartridge being developed by Chris Martin. Based on the work already done in the Commodore 64 community, this adapter will allow you to take advantage of telnet, e-mail, web browsing and a web server via the Contiki Operating System. For more information, including pictures and schematics, please visit the Atari 8-bit Ethernet Cartridge development page. You can discuss the Atari 8-bit Ethernet Cartridge in our Atari 8-bit Forum with other AtariAge members.
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 AtariAge and Pixels Past are proud to announce that Matthew Bowman is the winner of the Redemption 5200 Label Contest! Matthew's distinctive, eye-catching labels will make the Redemption 5200 controller adapters complete. For his efforts, Matthew wins a Redemption 5200 controller adapter, a $50 AtariAge Store Credit, and $50 in cash! You can view all the labels submitted here. Congratulations to Matthew Bowman and to everyone who submitted the many wonderful entries we received!
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 Version 1.40 of the Windows Atari ST emulator SainT has been released. This latest version includes several changes, including the following: - Screen is centered.
- 60Hz mode supported
- 4 cycles shift in rendering fixed
- 4 bytes DBcc prefetch emulated
- 1 pixel shift colorshock fixed
- Better STE/STF detection
You can download the latest version of SainT and read the documentation here.
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 Mark DiLuciano of Sunmark has announced the immediate availability in cartridge form of the unreleased Atari 8-bit game MIDI Maze. MIDI Maze is a multi-player game originally written for the Atari ST and later ported (but never released) for the Atari 8-bit computers. Up to 16 computers can be linked together for play, and Atari 8-bit machines can even be networked together with Atari ST computers using a MIDI Mate interface. The first 50 people to buy a MIDI Maze cartridge will also receive the unreleased prototype Mean 18. You can purchase the game (and view some screenshots) over at Sunmark and discuss this release of MIDI Maze with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 8-bit Forum.
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 Version 0.81 of the Project Tempest Atari Jaguar emulator has been released. This latest version brings the following improvements: - Almost completely rewritten
- Much better compatibility
- Many bug fixes
- Completely rewritten sound code
You can download the latest version from the Project Tempest site, as well as keep up with the project's latest developments.
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 Anthony Bufort informs us that he has conducted an interview with Greg Omi, programmer of Klax for the Atari Lynx. The Atari Lynx port of Klax is one of the most faithful home versions of the popular Atari arcade game of the same name. In this interview Greg provides insight into Klax, Atari, and himself. Please head on over to Klax World to read this interview as well as much more about Klax.
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 MobileWizardy and Mobile Digital Media have announced the release of Atari Retro, an Atari 2600 emulator package for PALM-based platforms. This package is officially licensed from Atari and uses original Atari 2600 ROM images to authentically recreate the 2600 experience. An initial list of titles featured include Adventure, Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, and Yars' Revenge. Atari Retro should be available in time for Christmas, although pricing has not yet been determined. You can read the full press release here and discuss it with other AtariAge users in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Just a friendly reminder that the Redemption 5200 Label Contest ends this Sunday! $150 in prizes are being offered for the winner of this contest, which requires participants to submit three label designs corresponding with the three versions of the new Redemption 5200 controller adapter. Redemption 5200 allows you to use controllers from other systems so you can enjoy Atari 5200 games without fighting the standard Atari 5200 controllers, which are notorious for frequently malfunctioning. The winner of the contest will receive $50 Cash, a $50 AtariAge Store Credit, and their own 5200 Redemption Controller Adapter! Please visit the Redemption 5200 Label Contest page for details on how to enter the contest, and the AtariAge Store to pre-order the Redemption 5200 for a 10% discount! You can view the labels submitted thus far here, and discuss the contest with other AtariAge visitors in our Contests Forum. Good luck!
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 The votepack for the 2003 MiniGame Competition is now available, allowing you to vote for your favorite games. This year's competition pits authors of 4K and 1K games against one another to see who can write the best games in a minimal amount of space. The contest features several Atari 2600 and Atari 800 games, with submissions from several homebrew authors you may be familiar with. Head on over to the 2003 MiniGame Competition page to vote for your favorite games--the deadline for voting is Sunday, October 26th!
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 Matt Reichert of AtariProtos.com has released the binary to the a technology demo 2600 prototype called Red vs. Blue. This early demo was put together by Tod Frye to see how many sprites he could get onscreen at once, and eventually formed the basis for Realsports Football. You can download the binary here, and read more about it over at AtariProtos.com.
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 Thanks go out to Carl Forhan of Songbird Productions and Eric Nofsinger of High Voltage Software, who together have made available a video clip of the unreleased Jaguar game Dactyl Joust. The idea behind Dactyl Joust was to take the classic arcade game Joust and turn it into a 3D match where you could fly about the arena where you would lance and fireball enemies. This video footage was taken from the actual game running on a real Jaguar, and looks like it would have been a fun game had it been completed. You can download the video here (you will need a DivX codec to play it), and discuss it with other Jaguar fans in our Atari Jaguar Forum.
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 Thanks go out to Jason Smith, who has obtained permission from Beyond Games for us to release the binary to a beta version of Ultra Vortek. Ultra Vortek is one of several fighting games that shipped for the Jaguar, and this earlier version (Rev 0.94), titled Ultra Vortex, was shown at CES as a work in progress. You can download the binary here, and discuss this version of the game with other Jaguar fans in our Atari Jaguar Forum.
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 Thomas Jentzsch has developed a new Atari 2600 game tentatively called Cave 1K that he had planned to enter in the 2003 Minigame Competition but was unable to complete in time. This addictive game puts you in the pilot's seat of a helicopter navigating a treacherous cave of obstacles--how far can you get before you succumb to the relentless onslaught? You can download the game and discuss it with Thomas Jentzsch and other AtariAge visitors in our Homebrew Discussion Forum. In addition to suggestions on how to improve the game, Thomas is also looking for a new name for the project.
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 Another long-lost prototype for the Atari 2600 has been discovered! This time it's Dune, an unreleased game based on the 1984 movie of the same name. It appears that Dune was to be an action/adventure style game similar to Atari's classic Adventure, but given as the game was never finished, we'll never know for sure exactly how it would have turned out. This prototype appears to be only about 30% complete--the game engine seems to be done, but many of the gameplay elements and graphics are missing. Many thanks to Curt Vendel of AtariMuseum.com for allowing us to share this binary with the public. You can download the binary here, read an indepth review of the prototype by Matt Reichert at AtariProtos.com, and discuss the game in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Retrogaming Times Issue #73 is now available for your reading enjoyment. Highlights in this issue include:
- Arcade Classic Clones
- Retrogaming Commercial Vault
- The Many Faces of Congo Bongo
- Great Classic Christmas
- Atari 2600 Tank Game Reviews
You can find these articles and more at Tomorrow's Heroes.
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 Skeleton+ author Eric Ball has announced that he is developing a version of the classic PDP-11 game Spacewar for the Atari 7800. Spacewar is one of the oldest video games, originally developed at MIT on a DEC PDP-1 in 1962, and then written for the PDP-11 in 1971. You can download the binary and source here, and read Eric's Spacewar Project Diary for more information. You can also discuss the game with Eric and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 7800 Forum.
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 The October 2003 issue of MyAtari Magazine, representing MyAtari's third anniversary, is now online for your reading pleasure. This month's issue features the following articles:
- Digiscoping Or How I Saved $68,000
- JagFest UK 2003 Aftershock
- Mod Shop Horrors
- Broadband ST
- Atari Goes Metal: 2
- ABBUC Highscore Chat
- Activision's "Forgotten" Years
For all this and more please visit MyAtari.net.
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AtariAge and Pixels Past are teaming up to hold a label contest for the upcoming Redemption 5200 Controller Adapter. Redemption 5200 allows you to use controllers from other systems so you can enjoy Atari 5200 games without fighting the standard Atari 5200 controllers, which are notorious for frequently malfunctioning. Redemption 5200 comes in three models, all allowing non-5200 controllers to be used on a 5200 system:- Atari 2600 and Sega SMS/Genesis
- Atari 7800 (with two fire button support)
- PC joystick (analog style with trimmers)
All Redemption 5200 models also allow you to plug in a standard Atari 5200 controller, giving simultaneous access to the 5200 Keypad for games that require it. We are looking for a set of labels for the three different Redemption 5200 models. The winner of the contest will receive $50 Cash, a $50 AtariAge Store Credit, and their own 5200 Redemption Controller Adapter! Please visit the Redemption 5200 Label Contest page for details on how to enter the contest, and the AtariAge Store to pre-order the Redemption 5200 for a 10% discount!
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